Chapter 11 Combining forms and Abbreviations Flashcards
1
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andr/o
A
male
2
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balan/o
A
glans penis
3
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crypt/o
A
hidden
4
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epididym/o
A
epididymis
5
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orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o, testicul/o
A
testis
6
Q
phall/i
A
penis
7
Q
prostat/o
A
prostate
8
Q
semin/o, sperm/o, spermat/o
A
sperm
9
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vas/o
A
vessel
10
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amni/o
A
amnion (amniotic sac/fluid)
11
Q
cervic/o
A
cervix
12
Q
colp/o, vagin/o
A
vagina
13
Q
embry/o
A
embryo
14
Q
episi/o, vulv/o
A
vulva
15
Q
fet/o
A
fetus
16
Q
galact/o, lact/o
A
milk
17
Q
gonad/o
A
gonads
18
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gynec/o
A
woman, female
19
Q
hyster/o, metr/o, uter/o
A
uterus
20
Q
lapar/o
A
abdomen, abdominal wall
21
Q
mamm/o, mast/o
A
breast
22
Q
men/o
A
menses
23
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nat/o
A
birth
24
Q
oophor/o, ovari/o
A
ovary
25
ov/o
ovum
26
perine/o
perineum
27
placent/o
placenta
28
salping/o
tube
29
son/o
sound
30
vagin/a
vagin/a
31
♀
female
32
AB
abortion
33
BSE
breast self-examination
34
C-section
cesarean section
35
D&C
dilation and curettage
36
EDC
estimated date of confinement (due date)
37
ERT, HRT
Estrogen replacement therapy, hormone replacement therapy
38
FHR
fetal heart rate
39
GYN
gynecology
40
IUD
intrauterine device
41
IVF
in vitro fertilization
42
L&D
labor and delivery
43
LMP
last menstrual period
44
OB-GYN
obstetrics and gynecology
45
OC
oral contraceptive
46
Pap
papanicolaou smear
47
PID
pelvic inflammatory disease
48
PMS
premenstrual syndrome
49
TAH
total abdominal hysterectomy
50
TAH-BSO
total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
51
TSS
toxic shock syndrome
52
♂
male
53
BPH
benign prostatic hypertrophy; also called benign prostatic hyperplasia
54
CIRC, circum
circumcision
55
DRE
digital rectal examination
56
ED
erectile dysfunction
57
PSA
prostate-specific antigen
58
TSE
testicular self-examination
59
TURP
transurethral resection of the prostate
60
GC
gonorrhea
61
GU
genitourinary
62
HPV
human papilloma virus
63
STD, STI
sexually transmitted disease/infection
64
trich
trichomoniasis
65
VD
venereal disease; STD
